Coal Well Decline Behavior and Drainage Areas: Theory and Practice

SPE Proceedings - Gas Technology Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 143-154

  Seidle, John P ^a  

^a Sproule Associates Inc

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL DEPOSITS; COAL GAS; COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GAS FUELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); TRANSIENTS; WELL STIMULATION;

COAL CLEATS; COAL WELLS; GAS DESORPTION; GAS FLUIDS; MASS BALANCE EQUATION;

NATURAL GAS WELLS;

EID: 1642418941     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/75519-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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